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Mr. Chabot was of a very modest
‘ retiring nature So did not wish his name
mentioned in connection with his pift. But
‘an admiring public did not heed his wish and
gave the building the name "Chabot Cottage",
he name of ‘Anthony Chabot was
always among the first on the list wh enever’
money was necded for charitable purposes.
In 1883 he gave one of his Rhee
gifts to Oakland, an observatory loceted in
Lafayette Park, at Tenth, Eleventh, Jefferson,
and Grove Strects. It is now umer the control of the Board of Education. The Oakland
School System is the only one to have an
observatery where students may study the
heavenly bodics at their pleasure.
ve Chavot when it was proesentud by Mure Cl Wh i J
1 i str nG U
-s for studying the clocks, and instrwients for sbudyine
3
chances in. the atmosphere.
In 1916 the location of the ooserattavet ari: to vatory was. changed from Letayette Park
4917 Mountain Boulevard, Leona Heights.
The instruments trom the original
building, a new twenty-inch refracting teleScope, as well as other modern apparatus, were
installed in the new observatory.
This equipment was made possible by
a benefaction of ten thousand dollars, provided by Mr. Chabot,